Gerald Croft

• “You couldn’t have done anything else”- Gerald is agreeing with Mr Birlings remarks about Eva in the factory
• “She looks young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place there”- attempting to justify actions, notices Eva by her looks- emphasises his obsession with looks of a woman
• “I hate those hard eyed dough faced women”- emphasises his obsession with looks
• “Daisy knew it was coming to an end”- suggests that men use women to their own advantage
• “Everything’s alright now Sheila, what about the ring?”-symbolises how Gerald didn’t even have real feelings towards Daisy and he used her as a tactic to get what he wanted, he shows no emotion nor grief
• “I’m rather more upset by this business that I appear to be” - lust is one of the 7 deadly sins in Christianity meaning he has also gone against god
• Gerald is described as a charming man
• Gerald is a young capitalist and a future Arthur Birling
• Gerald underestimates the inspector
• Gerald is manipulative, unfaithful and remorseless
• “daisy knew it was coming to an end”, suggests men use woman to their own advantage
• underestimates inspector
• he’s manipulative
• future arthur birling
• “i don’t see why she should’ve been sacked.” shows geralds transformation
• ”i’m rather more upset about this business than i appear to be” he’s self pitying, after he says this he goes outside and audience assume he’s learnt his lesson but he hasnt
• victim to the society he lives in
• victim to patriarchy and capitalist ideologies forced upon him
• represents selfish attitude of upper class
• exploits eva using his power and money
• “i don’t come into suicide business” dismissive tone suggesting he doesn’t care and labelling her death and suicide business shows he lacks empathy and he isn’t taking it seriously